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Young demonstrators gather outside Parliament in London on Oct. 24 to call for more child refugees to be allowed asylum and safe passage to the United Kingdom. (CNS photo/Mary Turner, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Simon Caldwell - Catholic News Service
U.K. Catholic leaders urged the British government to accept more child refugees from northern France after reports that hundreds of young people are being forced to sleep outdoors in low temperatures.
Pope Francis leads an audience with members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities at the Vatican Nov. 4. The pope encouraged Catholic universities to study the root causes of migration. (CNS photo/L'Ossservatore Romano)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John K. Bingham
The good news is that the 193 United Nations member states have unanimously agreed to develop a new Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, one that incorporates the goals of Pope Francis.
A passenger arrives through the U.S. Customs gate Dec. 4 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The Supreme Court will allow the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect while the legal fight over it winds through the lower courts. (CNS photo/CJ Gunther, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
The Supreme Court's order means that the Trump administration can fully carry out the ban -- which is now in its third iteration.
During his first year of adjusting to life in the United States, Sudanese refugee Bershlmaws "Alo" Koko has relied upon the guidance and friendship of Fritz French, a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Indianapolis. French is a volunteer mentor with the Indianapolis Archdiocese's Refugee and Immigrant Services program of Catholic Charities. (CNS photo/John Shaughnessy, The Criterion)
Politics & SocietyNews
John Shaughnessy - Catholic News Service
After arriving, Alo faced the same challenges that confront many refugees: separation from family, poor command of English, adjustments to an unfamiliar culture, and no knowledge of how to navigate life in a new country.
Faith
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis answered questions about avoiding the use of the word "Rohingya" while in Myanmar, during his flight back to Rome this evening.
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and indifference Muslim Rohingya have endured.